When you really need a translator...

Well, here's a chance for Roger (aadroma) to come out and play...


I spotted this in Go Fujimoto's Blog. Of course I don't read a lick of Japanese, so I can't tell if he drew Mr. Incredible or not, but well, he could use a little fur, but wow.

I wish I could get to more of Fujimoto's stuff, but the webpage design is a little clunky, and the Japanese site isn't exactly easy to work through...it's like trying to find DVD easter eggs.

Perhaps Roger could help with this? Fujimoto is such a good artist.

(psst, Roger, this is the Blog Entry)

If i Had A Million Dollars

Happy Birthday to Patrick (shadowcub), Rob (robcelt) and Cris (slacker_x)!

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Well, We've survived another MacWorld and Steve Jobs Keynote, and I don't have the urge to buy everything in sight. That's good for me, not so good for Apple.

I'd still like to replace my original 5GB iPod, but the iPod shuffle is more of a toy. it would be good for a workout, though when you need something for an hour or so and won't be trying to look for a song.

If they had released the Mac mini a while back, I would have bought that and a nice flat panel instead of my iMac. It's nice for what it is. It has the same specs of the machine I have now. It's probably not going to be the next Mac I get, though. It's sort of the next cube, if they ever continued that modle. I'll probably move up to a G5 in a year or so, though.

It's funny, when I talked to chris tonight, he said he wanted a Mac mini. I was surprised. Now he's not opposed to Macs, but he does chide me for being such a Mac/Apple evangelist.

For those who think that the Mac mini is for the people who are looking for some cheap eMachine, well, their wrong. It is for those who already have a good monitor, and may want to switch, and get away from Windows, and IE and such, or those who might spend a though or so, because you do have to get software and such to make your Mac happy. Still, it's nice to see the company trying to bring the cost of switching down.

As for software, I'll buy Tiger (Mac OSX v10.4) when it comes out, but I'm not really looking at the other offerings with that much glee. I do want the new version of iPhoto, but i don't like that I have to buy all of the other iApps to get it. Pages may be good, but and I hate to say it, Microsoft Word is getting it done right now.

So there it is. The company that gets the most rumors, generates an insane amount of press for it's market share, and does put out a pretty damn good product that I'm still pretty happy to pay for, manages to keep my wallet intact today.

Thanks.

(of course my iBook's battery needs replacing, but that's going to have to wait to see if I have any money after this weekend)